Re: HBV - diabetes - Medicare

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Good luck! They just refused a tdap in patientOf mine.Adolfo E. Teran, MD

I can't find this answer online. Has anyone tried billing Medicare for HBV vaccine for patients with diabetes yet? ACIP says they should have it. Medicare says they pay for people at medium or high risk. But I don't know if they've caught up to include diabetes.

Haresch

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Medicare doesn't cover tdap, only TD.  Have the patient sign an ABN, and if they have a secondary insurance, the secondary *may* pay. Pratt

 

Good luck! They just refused a tdap in patientOf mine.Adolfo E. Teran, MD

 

I can't find this answer online. Has anyone tried billing Medicare for HBV vaccine for patients with diabetes yet? ACIP says they should have it. Medicare says they pay for people at medium or high risk. But I don't know if they've caught up to include diabetes.

Haresch

www.onefamilydoctor.com

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Ditto! I sent the docmentation and recommendations regarding Tdap. Still no luck! To: " " < > Sent: Monday,

March 12, 2012 6:12 PM Subject: Re: HBV - diabetes - Medicare

Medicare doesn't cover tdap, only TD. Have the patient sign an ABN, and if they have a secondary insurance, the secondary *may* pay. Pratt

Good luck! They just refused a tdap in patientOf mine.Adolfo E. Teran, MD

I can't find this answer online. Has anyone tried billing Medicare for HBV vaccine for patients with diabetes yet? ACIP says they should have it. Medicare says they pay for people at medium or high risk. But I don't know if they've caught up to include diabetes.

Haresch

www.onefamilydoctor.com

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,While this page from the Medicare website does not specifically state that Medicare will pay for Hepatitis B vaccinations for diabetics, it does recommend that people with diabetes should get the Hep B vaccine. So it would appear to me that they are considering diabetics as "people at medium or high risk":Does everybody need to be vaccinated for Hepatitis B?All unvaccinated adults will benefit by getting a hepatitis B vaccination. It will protect you from hepatitis B and its possible serious consequences. This can include a lifetime of illness, liver cancer and cirrhosis. Routine immunizations for hepatitis began in 1991. Since then, the reported new cases of hepatitis B infections have dropped by 75% in all age groups.While any adult who is vaccinated will benefit, there are people who have a higher chance of being exposed to the virus and should definitely consider getting vaccinated, those include:Older adults - due to the increased likelihood of hospitalization and/or time in a nursing homePeople over 65 - due to the increased risk of having serious health problems as a result of a hepatitis B infectionPatients and workers in hospitals, nursing homes, mental institutionsMorticiansPeople on dialysisPeople who have a history of using injected drugsPeople receiving treatments or who have conditions that suppress the immune system (cancer treatments, diabetes, lung conditions, etc.)https://www.medicare.com/vaccinations/hepatitis-b-vaccination.html SetoSouth Pasadena, CA

I can't find this answer online. Has anyone tried billing Medicare for HBV vaccine for patients with diabetes yet? ACIP says they should have it. Medicare says they pay for people at medium or high risk. But I don't know if they've caught up to include diabetes.

Haresch

www.onefamilydoctor.com

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Thanks, . But this website is a private company, not actually Medicare, so

things are still clear as mud to me....Guess I'll just have to give it a go and

see....

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vaccine for patients with diabetes yet? ACIP says they should have it. Medicare

says they pay for people at medium or high risk. But I don't know if they've

caught up to include diabetes.

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